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Sunday 29 October 2006

Pagan And Christian Creeds Their Origin And Meaning

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Book: Pagan And Christian Creeds Their Origin And Meaning by Edward Carpenter

This book provides a systematic and logical approach to the origins of religion. Many common themes are shown to exist between Christianity and earlier Pagan religions that go back in time centuries before Christianity itself. Carpenter makes an effort to get to the very roots of religion in this book. He's trying to uncover where our religious concepts first originated, and reveals an evolutionary sequence which starts with phallic and procreative cults as having the earliest known impact. Following this came a cult of magic, much along the lines of Frazier's The Golden Bough, where spirits and earth divinities were worshipped. Lastly, came the belief in actual God-figures that came down from heaven. A big part of early religion also concerns the Consciousness of man, which Carpenter divides into three stages. Simple consciousness was when man's mind was instinctive and similar to that of the animal, followed by self consciousness which is generally found today. Lastly, and most importantly, Carpenter mentions a third type of consciousness found in many of the rites and beliefs of ancient religions, but which we seem to have lost today. He considers this form of consciousness "unnamed," but provides an Appendix on the doctrines of the Upanishads which, he says, at least gives us an idea Concerning this third stage of consciousness and the mental attitude required. Only here, in this higher stage that we've been striving for, are the real facts of the inner life found.

Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) was a well-regarded English poet and scholar. He studied at Brighton College and then entered Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Carpenter was close friend to E. M. Forster and Laurence Houseman and was a member of The Fabian Society.

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Friday 27 October 2006

A Collection Of Rare And Curious Tracts On Witchcraft And The Second Sight

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Book: A Collection Of Rare And Curious Tracts On Witchcraft And The Second Sight by David Webster

This volume according to John Ferguson in his "Bibliographical Notes on the Witchcraft Literature of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1896-97) "is one of the best of the reprints of Rare Witchcraft tracts." (See Lea, note p.1331).

Contains:

- An Original essay on witchcraft
- News from Scotland declaring the damnable life of Doctor Fian a notable sorcerer
- Account of the foregoing transactions extracted from Sir James Melvil"s memoires
- Extracts from King James"s Daemonology
- An Answer of a letter from a gentleman in fiefe
- An Account of a horrid and barbarous murder
- A Just reproof to the false reports and unjust calumnies, in the foregoing letters
- A Copy of the indictment of the witches at Borrowstouness
- The Confessions of Helen Taylor in Eyemouth
- The Disposition of Memie Halaburtoun
- The declaration of John Kincaid
- The Trial of William Coke and Alison Dick, for witchcraft
- Minutes and proceedings of the session of Torryburn, in Fifeshire, concerning witchcraft
- A Discourse concerning second sight.

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Raisa Maria Toivo - Women At Stake Interpretations Of Women Role In Witchcraft And Witch Hunts
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Monday 2 October 2006

Controlled By The Calendar The Pagan Origins Of Our Major Holidays

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Book: Controlled By The Calendar The Pagan Origins Of Our Major Holidays by David Allen Rivera

The definitive book on the pagan origins of our major holidays, and how the
observance of them may be robbing you of spiritual fulfillment.

Contents of Book:

- How It All Started
- Valentine's Day– Is It A Christian Observance Or A Pagan Celebration?
- Easter– What Do Bunnies and Eggs Have To Do With Jesus
- Helloween– Halloween Unmasked
- Christmas Unwrapped– It's Not Cool To Yule
- Conclusion

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